CCCLIX. Virginia Company. Petition to the King[215]
May 24, 1623
Manchester Papers, No. 375
Document in Public Record Office, London
List of Records No. 486
To the Kinges most excellent Matie The most humble Petiton of the
Treasurer Councell and Companie for Virginia
Yor Matℯ most humble Suppliantℯ haueing latelie received yor Matℯ letter,
and in the same theis two Comandmentℯ, one that no man shall come to
their Courtℯ, or Committees, who besides his freedome and land, hath
not some men nowe, or latelie planted vpon his shares, or that is not at
this Instant ingaged (and accordinglie pursues) to send men or Supplies
thither by the next shipping.
Another that the Councell or Companie shall not bring vnto the Comrs
anie Complaint in their owne name, against anie man, They find that the
form9of yor matℯ Comaundℯ without certaine danger of the Instant dis-
soluc̃on of the Companie, and Plantac̃on, it is impossible to bee obserued.
And the latter of them tendeth to the vtter disabling of them in the prose-
cution of the greate, and manifold wrongℯ done vnto the Companie, as
by the reasons hereunto annexed as they conceive will appeare Which
they humblie beseech yor Matie to vouchsafe to p̱use And Conceiueing
that yor Matℯ said Comaundℯ haue proceeded from misinformac̃on of yor
matie, in the p̢sent State of the Courtℯ and of their busines, that you
wilbe graciouslie pleased, either to alter yor said Com̃and, or else to referre
the same to the heareing of the lordℯ of yor matℯ most honorable Privie
Councell.
In Conformitie whereof and most humble obedience to yor matℯ Comaund,
they are resolued no more to assemble without yor gracious assent, al-
though this suspension may happen to proue infinitelie p̢iudiciall to the
Collonie. And yor matℯ said Suppliantℯ shall according to their bounden
dutie pray for yor matℯ health and happines long to Continew
